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Originally from Rochester New York, currently resides in Los Angeles working primarily as a sound designer and composer. He attended the University of the Arts receiving a BFA and later studied the Jacque Lecoq approach to avant-garde theatre at the London International School of Performing Arts. Mikaal also writes and directs from time to time. He is currently writing and devising a new headphone play titled Project Black Plague. PBP has received artist residencies at Space on Ryder Farm in upstate New York, UCross Foundation in Wyoming, as well as VoxFest at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Mikaal’s sound design credits on world premiere shows include: Rags Parkland (Ars Nova; Lucille Lortel Award winner), Fairview (Soho Rep; Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama), Underground Railroad Game (Ars Nova; Obie Award winner). He has received nominations from Bay Area Theatre Critics, Audelco Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and Drama Desk Award for sound design.



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Productions

Death of a Salesman
 
[Broadway, 2026]
Sound Designer
Angry Alan
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Sound Designer
Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Sound Designer
Pirates! The Penzance MusicalPirates! The Penzance Musical
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Sound Designer
The RoommateThe Roommate
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Sound Design
someone spectacularsomeone spectacular
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Sound Designer
An Enemy of the PeopleAn Enemy of the People
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Sound Design
DoubtDoubt
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Sound Design
Three SistersThree Sisters
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023] Cancelled
Sound Designer
The Half-God of RainfallThe Half-God of Rainfall
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Sound Designer
The Thanksgiving PlayThe Thanksgiving Play
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Sound Design
Fat HamFat Ham
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Sound Design
Evanston Salt Costs ClimbingEvanston Salt Costs Climbing
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Sound Design
Fat HamFat Ham
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Sound Designer
MacbethMacbeth
 
[Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Sound Design[Replacement]
On SugarlandOn Sugarland
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Sound Design & Co-Original Compositions
Thoughts of a Colored ManThoughts of a Colored Man
 
[Broadway, 2021] [Replacement]
Sound Designer[Replacement]
Sanctuary CitySanctuary City
 
[Off-Broadway, 2020]
Sound Designer
Fires in the MirrorFires in the Mirror
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Sound Designer
ContinuityContinuity
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Sound Designer
PassagePassage
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Sound Designer and Original Music
By the Way, Meet Vera StarkBy the Way, Meet Vera Stark
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Sound Designer
Blue RidgeBlue Ridge
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Sound Design
The Thanksgiving PlayThe Thanksgiving Play
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Sound Designer
Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the FutureRags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Sound Designer
FairviewFairview
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Sound Designer
The Rape of the Sabine Women, By Grace B. MatthiasThe Rape of the Sabine Women, By Grace B. Matthias
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Sound Design
Underground Railroad GameUnderground Railroad Game
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Sound Design

Awards and Nominations

The Lortels - 2024 - Outstanding Sound Design

Mikaal Sulaiman(pray)

Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Sound Design of a Play

Mikaal Sulaiman, Fat Ham

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Sound Design for a Play

Mikaal Sulaiman, Sanctuary City


winner
Obie Awards - 2022 - Special Citation

Mikaal SulaimanFat Ham

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Sound Design of a Play

Mikaal Sulaiman, Macbeth

Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Mikaal SulaimanRags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future

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Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; THE WIZ Leads Best Mus Photo
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; THE WIZ Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; City Springs Leads Fav Photo
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; City Springs Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; WAITRESS Leads Photo
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; WAITRESS Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards Photo
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; NATASHA, PIERRE Photo
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Review: THE MONSTERS at TRT-A Compelling Family Story About Siblings and MMA Competit Photo
Review: THE MONSTERS at TRT-A Compelling Family Story About Siblings and MMA Competition
by Marina Kennedy - Nov 11, 2025

There’s an outstanding production on the Two River Theater (TRT) stage!  The Monsters-A Sibling Love Story is a dynamic two-hander that features exceptional writing and direction by Ngozi Anyanwu and brilliant acting of Aigner Mizelle and Okieriete Onaodowan. 
Review Roundup: QUEENS Opens at Manhattan Theatre Club Photo
Review Roundup: QUEENS Opens at Manhattan Theatre Club
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 6, 2025

See what the critics are saying about Manhattan Theatre Club's Off-Broadway production of Queens, newly imagined by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok, and directed by Trip Cullman. 
Two River Unveils THE MONSTERS Events and Access Services Photo
Two River Unveils THE MONSTERS Events and Access Services
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 31, 2025

Two River Theater’s performances of the World Premiere of The Monsters: A Sibling Love Story, written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu (Good Grief, The Homecoming Queen, The Last of the Love Letters) will present related events.
THE MONSTERS: A SIBLING LOVE STORY Comes to Two River Theater Photo
THE MONSTERS: A SIBLING LOVE STORY Comes to Two River Theater
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2025

The Monsters: A Sibling Love Story, written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu (Good Grief, The Homecoming Queen, The Last of the Love Letters), will have its world premiere at Two River Theater (TRT).
QUEENS Begins Performances Tonight at Manhattan Theatre Club Photo
QUEENS Begins Performances Tonight at Manhattan Theatre Club
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2025

Performances begin tonight for Manhattan Theatre Club's Off-Broadway production of Queens, newly imagined by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok. Learn more here!
Guthrie Theater to Present its 51st Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL Photo
Guthrie Theater to Present its 51st Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025

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2025 BLACK THEATRE ALLIANCE AWARDS Nominations Announced Photo
2025 BLACK THEATRE ALLIANCE AWARDS Nominations Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2025

The 2025 Black Theatre Alliance Awards have announced nominations celebrating excellence in Chicago’s African American theatre community. The ceremony will take place October 27, 2025, at the Beverly Arts Center and honor ILesia Duncan with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Mikaal Sulaiman been nominated for?

Outstanding Sound Design (The Lortels) for (pray), Outstanding Sound Design of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Fat Ham, Outstanding Sound Design for a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sanctuary City, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for Fat Ham, Best Sound Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Macbeth and Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future.

What awards has Mikaal Sulaiman won?

Mikaal Sulaiman has won a Special Citation from the Obie Awards for his performance in Fat Ham.

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